The 2019 edition of Les Entretiens de Valpré (or “The Valpré Interviews”) took place on 15-16 Novembre 2019, in Ecully near Lyon, France. The French Ministry of Economy and Finance, Mr. Bruno Le Maire, was a guest of honor for this edition.
Under the title of “Il-limited Liability Company – New commitments for a better balance”, the “Entretiens” explored the options available in today complex and interconnected world to rethink corporate (and beyond) responsibility:
“If this rule is unchangeable, nowadays being responsible has dizzying stakes … Being responsible is indeed recognizing and assuming all the implications and the consequences of our behaviors and our choices on the scale of the universe. But globalization and the multiple interconnections that enable the digital revolution, in particular, make the consequences of our actions difficult to master. It is therefore urgent to redefine practices that offer an acceptable balance between the individual and the collective scale.” (from Les Entretiens de Valpré website).
During the two-day event, Prof. Marie Laure Djelic (IPSP Steering Committee and Dean of the School of Management at Science Po Paris, France) presented the Manifesto For Social Progress: Ideas For A Better Society’s views on the possible reforms of corporate governance to reconcile profits and socio-environmental considerations.
Watch the full video of the interview on the Valpré youtube channel here.
More about « Les Entretiens de Valpré »
Since 2002, the Entretiens de Valpré has brought together business leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, and students for a day and a half to foster inspiration, exchange and experience on the key issues of the economy, the business, and of society in the light of Christian social thought.
Around a theme, each time different, many prestigious guests from all horizons share reflections and experiences, at conferences, debates, and workshops, in an atmosphere of sincerity, plurality, kindness, and fraternity.
The Entretiens de Valpré alternates conferences, round tables, masterclasses, workshops, and awards, with the presence, each year, of Cardinal Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon.
This event is organized by the Congregation of the Augustinians of the Assumption and takes place at the Valpré Conference and Seminar Center in Ecully.
Since 2011, the Entretiens de Valpré organize a conference in Paris, in partnership with the Collège des Bernardins, a few months after the event in Lyon, on the same theme, as part of the “Mardis des Bernardins”.
In 2016, the Entretiens de Valpré, in partnership with the daily La Croix and the Catholic University of Lyon, created an award for academic work contributing to a better knowledge of the economic and social education of the Church.
Access the full program available here.